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Jenner & Block's Family Law Practice provides a full range of services for individuals in all aspects of family law, concentrating in matrimonial law. We distinguish ourselves by seeking solutions best suited to the needs of our clients, whether through litigation, settlement, collaborative law, mediation or counseling. We regularly represent individuals in substantial matters in Illinois state courts, primarily in Chicago, Cook County, as well in neighboring Lake and DuPage counties. Our cases routinely deal with sophisticated financial issues involving such matters as valuation and tracing of assets, executive compensation and benefits, tax planning, and complex support arrangements, as well as contested custody and parenting issues. Attorneys in the Family Law Practice draw upon the Firm's breadth of experience and vast resources on behalf of its clients, including litigation and other practices such as estate planning, tax, corporate, employee benefits, real estate, financial services and bankruptcy.

James H. Feldman is a partner in Jenner & Block's Chicago office. He is a member of the Firm's Litigation Department and is Chair of the Firm's Family Law Practice. Mr. Feldman is a Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability.

A family law practitioner at Jenner & Block for more than thirty years, Mr. Feldman provides clients with customized solutions suited to their unique needs. He offers a full range of family law services including litigation, mediation, counseling and collaborative law, and has extensive experience handling sophisticated financial issues involving matters including valuation and tracing of assets, executive compensation and benefits, tax planning, and complex support arrangements, as well as child custody and parenting issues. In addition, Mr. Feldman draws on the Firm's breadth of experience and resources to aid clients in the resolution of estate planning, tax, corporate, employee benefits, real estate, and other family law-related matters.

Mr. Feldman has successfully represented numerous high profile and high net-worth individuals, including senior business executives, leading professionals, and other prominent community leaders, or their spouses, in diverse family disputes. He is committed to handling clients' difficult and sensitive matters in strict confidence, and often works in collaboration with clients' other professionals such as accountants and mental health providers to provide clients with effective long-term solutions to their family law needs.